Profiles:
Arthur T. Perkins Jr.

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Arthur Perkins is a consultant and investor. He has nearly 30 years of experience
in value-based management, strategy & operations, turnaround and financial restructuring
consulting. His industry experience includes manufacturing, retail, food processing,
telecommunications media and technology. He retired in December 2010 as co-head of
Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLPs western U.S. restructuring practice. Arthur
has testified as an expert witness on financial and accounting matters over 25 times.
Prior to his consulting career he served for over ten years with CPA firms as an auditor
of public and private company financial statements. He holds an active CPA license
in California, and a Certified Insolvency & Restructuring Advisor credential issued
by the Association of Insolvency & Restructuring Advisors.He is a past chairman of
the Turnaround Management Association and a member of the Forensic Accounting Advisory
Board at Golden Gate University.Arthur received a B.S. in Accounting from Bentley
College and has completed classes in finance, real estate and economics at University
of California - Berkeleys Graduate Business School.